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Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison: piano chords

Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E Esus4 Esus2 A B C#m C G D E/G#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2

Verse 1

E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 A B E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 A B

Chorus 1

C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E B E Esus4 Esus2

Verse 2

E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 A B E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 E Esus4 Esus2 A B

Chorus 2

C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E B C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E B

Bridge 1

C G D A C G B C G D A C G B

Chorus 3

C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E B C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E B

Outro 1

A E/G# A E/G# A B

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

Esus2

E — bass noteEF♯ — chord toneF♯B — chord toneB
EF♯B
Practice Esus2

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Questions

Which chords does Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison in?

The chords fit E major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Oh, Pretty Woman to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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